Food Packaging — Emissions in Australia

Australia: Food Packaging — Emissions was 0.376 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.376 kt
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
16th
of 120 countries
All-time high
0.9605 kt
in 2000
All-time low
0.2764 kt
in 2012
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Packaging — Emissions in Australia, 1990–2023

0.20.40.60.811990200620231990: 0.845 kt1991: 0.765 kt1992: 0.842 kt1993: 0.855 kt1994: 0.841 kt1995: 0.804 kt1996: 0.757 kt1997: 0.901 kt1998: 0.945 kt1999: 0.953 kt2000: 0.961 kt2001: 0.82 kt2002: 0.504 kt2003: 0.36 kt2004: 0.378 kt2005: 0.399 kt2006: 0.38 kt2007: 0.432 kt2008: 0.511 kt2009: 0.549 kt2010: 0.862 kt2011: 0.363 kt2012: 0.276 kt2013: 0.31 kt2014: 0.317 kt2015: 0.303 kt2016: 0.327 kt2017: 0.342 kt2018: 0.37 kt2019: 0.364 kt2020: 0.362 kt2021: 0.364 kt2022: 0.376 kt2023: 0.376 kt

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.

Analysis

Australia recorded 0.376 kt for food packaging — emissions in 2023.

The figure is up 21.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food packaging — emissions in Australia peaked at 0.9605 kt in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.2764 kt, in 2012.

That places Australia 16th out of 120 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.8508 kt 0.7569 kt 0.9528 kt 10
2000s 0.5292 kt 0.3602 kt 0.9605 kt 10
2010s 0.3833 kt 0.2764 kt 0.8619 kt 10
2020s 0.3695 kt 0.3618 kt 0.376 kt 4

Countries ranked near Australia

  1. 13 Republic of Korea 0.4616 kt compare
  2. 14 France 0.4089 kt compare
  3. 15 Australia and New Zealand 0.379 kt compare
  4. 17 Canada 0.3463 kt compare
  5. 18 Germany 0.3408 kt compare
  6. 19 Thailand 0.3328 kt compare

See the full ranking of 167 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food packaging — emissions in Australia?
Food packaging — emissions in Australia was 0.376 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food packaging — emissions recorded in Australia?
The highest recorded value was 0.9605 kt in 2000.
What is the lowest food packaging — emissions recorded in Australia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2764 kt in 2012.
How does Australia rank for food packaging — emissions?
Australia ranks 16th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
Is food packaging — emissions rising or falling in Australia?
Over the last ten years it is up 21.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Australia data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Food Packaging — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Food Packaging — Emissions (CH4)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
167 places, 5,005 data points, 1990–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf